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1 5 4 2 4 B e t s P e r S e c o n d s x s w. c o m 24 BEATS PER SECOND FILM FESTIVAL I Am The Blues Director/ Screenwriter: Daniel Cross NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | DOC | CANADA | 2016 | 106 MIN I Am The Blues takes the audience on a I Am The Blues takes the audience on a I Am The Blues musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and Moonshine soaked BBQs in the North Mississippi Hill Country. Visiting the last original blues devils, many in their 80's, still living in the deep south, working without management and touring the Chitlin' Circuit. Let Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Lazy Lester, Bilbo Walker, RL Boyce, Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes, Lil Buck Sinegal, LC Ulmer and their friends awaken the blues in all of us. Producers: Bob Moore, Daniel Cross , Executive Producer: Mila Aung-Thwin , DP: John Price , Editor: Ryan Mullins , Music: Kim Ho Tuesday, March 15 | 1:45 PM Topfer Thetre t ZACH Friday, March 18 | 4:30 PM Stteside Thetre Daniel Cross Daniel Cross, co-founder and president of EyeSteelFilm in Montreal, named by Real Screen Magazine as a top 100 non- Real Screen Magazine as a top 100 non- Real Screen Magazine fiction production company in the world. He is Professor and past-chair of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University, an inductee in the Provost's Circle of Distinction and serves on the University's Board of Governors. EyeSteelFilm Bob Moore (514) 937-4893 bob@eyesteelfilm.com Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke Directors: Brenda Greene Mitchell, Sam Wainwright Douglas WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 2016 | 75 MIN George Strait, Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills, George Jones and Roy Acuff have all been regulars on stage at the world famous honky tonk, The Broken Spoke. With fifty years under its belt buckle "the last of the true Texas dance halls" has endured rapid urban growth and skyrocketing rents due to the passion and hard work of its charismatic, tenacious owners. More than a history of who played and when at this landmark venue, the film reveals a universal story about what it takes to maintain a family business in our increasingly corporate-driven society. Interviews include Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dale Watson, James Hand, Jesse Dayton, the Waco Brothers and Alvin Crow. Producers: Brenda Greene Mitchell, Michelle Randolph Faires , Executive Producers: Maria J. McDonald, Scott Mitchell , DPs: Lee Daniel, David Layton , Editor: Sam Wainwright Douglas Sunday, March 13 | 1:30 PM Almo Lmr A Tuesday, March 15 | 1:45 PM Stellite Venue: Mrches Thursday, March 17 | 4:45 PM Topfer Thetre t ZACH Friday, March 18 | 6:45 PM Almo Lmr D Brenda Greene Mitchell, Sam Wainwright Douglas Brenda was an executive producer on Somebody Up There Likes Me, a SXSW premiere in 2012 and Icebreaker, currently in Icebreaker, currently in Icebreaker post-production. Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke is her directorial debut. of the Broken Spoke is her directorial debut. of the Broken Spoke Sam directed PBS doc Citizen Architect and Citizen Architect and Citizen Architect music doc The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose and edited several feature documentaries Lose and edited several feature documentaries Lose including No No: A Dockumentary. No No: A Dockumentary. No No: A Dockumentary Wild Blue Yonder Films Brenda Mitchell wildblueyonderfilms@gmail.com I Go Back Home – Jimmy Scott Director: Yoon-Ha Chang Screenwriters: Yoon-Ha Chang, Florian Siebert WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | GERMANY, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, USA | 2016 | 99 MIN English and German with English Subtitles In I Go Back Home – Jimmy Scott we meet I Go Back Home – Jimmy Scott we meet I Go Back Home – Jimmy Scott the German music producer Ralf Kemper, who takes on the journey to produce a record with the almost forgotten jazz icon Jimmy Scott, who is publicly unknown, but in informed quarters perceived to be a musical legend. Ralf wanted to realize this project ever since he had heard Jimmy's voice singing for the first time 30 years ago. But it took a personal tragedy to finally put his thoughts into action. Meeting Jimmy Scott at the age of 85 years living secluded and chairbound after an accident in Las Vegas Ralf was shocked by Jimmy's surprisingly bad health condition. Will he be able to put his plan into reality? Producers: Donna Hall, Andrei Filip, Ralf Kemper, Yoon-ha Chang , DPs: Yoon-ha Chang, Fabian Koch, Florian Siebert , Editors: Yoon-ha Chang, Florian Siebert , Music: Ralf Kemper, Mark Joggerst Monday, March 14 | 7:00 PM Almo Lmr B Tuesday, March 15 | 4:30 PM Topfer Thetre t ZACH Friday, March 18 | 10:15 PM Topfer Thetre t ZACH Yoon-ha Chang Yoon-ha Chang is of Korean parentage, but was born and raised in Duesseldorf, Germany. He studied Astronomy and Computer Science at the University of Bonn and founded his first film production company in 2000. He has directed and produced several fiction movies, short films, documentaries and commercials. Sine Qua Non Music Inc. Donna Hall dbellahall@gmail.com